What are the employers responsibilities with regard to employee illnesses that are not covered by the professional risks insurance?
The law establishes that the following are not considered as professional risks: – Injuries intentionally caused by the employee. – Risks induced through serious faults by the employee, consisting of; * proven disobedience of specific orders, * gross or evident breach of the manual of the Professional Risks by-laws, * Security and Industrial Hygiene or voluntary drunkenness (except that in the event that the employer or its representative allowed employee to carry out employee’s functions knowing this condition or any other form of intoxications). In the above cases, the employee will be held responsible for the consequences of the professional risk and the employer will not be responsible for any costs associated with this.
